Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-30
AT THE WHITE.
Chester" Reviews the Season Of 1887
Beauty, Bsaux, and Politics-rhs
Springs TO be Sold DR.. Curry.
special telegram 70 tho Dispasch.l


Springs TO be sold--Dr. Curry.
Especial telegram 10 tho Dispasch.l
GREENBRIKR WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, w. Va, August 29.-The
arrival here tonight OF Governor Lee,
United States Senator Hampton, and
party has quickened the pulse of the
company and added number OF vel
come guests to Major Eakle's house
hold. They came from Dagger's
Springs on special car OF the Ale
ghany road, which was switched on the
Chesapeake and Ohio road at Clifton
Forge, and was intended to be
attached to the regular train due
here at 10 z. NJ; but this latter
being an hour behind time, the
Chesapeake and Ohio officials put a
locomotive to the Governors car and
brought it here by 9:45 p. NJ.
There was no formal reception, but
there was quite a rush to the office-door
to see the party alight from the omni-
bus, and they were cordially greeted
by friends after they entered the ladies
reception-room. From this they were
quickly ushered into the little restau-
rant, where there was hot supper wait
ing for them. The Governor and the
Senator will try their luck with gun
and rod in the fields and streams near
here, the weather being highly favora-
BILE for such sports, as it is clear and dry.
Upon leaving here Thursday they will
all go TO the Natural Bridge and Luray
Caverns and reach Dagger's Springs
Saturday night.
THE GOVERNORS PARTY.
The following compose the party:
General Wade Hampton, his son q.
Med. Hampton and wife and Miss M.
s. Hampton, Governor Lee and wife,
Mrs. Colonel Thomas Carter and Miss
Juliet Carter, Mrs. Ann Rutherford,
Misses Elise and Bruce Williams
daughters of Charles U. Williams),
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Blair, Mrs. L. L. Crump,
and Major John ID. Rodgers.
THE SPRINGS.
August having distinguished itself by
some of the hottest and some of the
coolest weather ever put to its credit, is
now TRANQUILITY merging into September
with days and nights becoming the sea-
son. Scarcely a blade of grass of the
velvety lawn or leaf on the thickly-
clad trees but is in the fullncss of mid
summer verdure, while the air invites to
long walks and the contemplation of
the beauties of nature.
NEW FACES.
The White is unchanged, and, time,
fires, cyclones, and earthquakes ex-
cepted, unchanging ; but many OF the
faces i see are new. A generation OF
patrons has arisen. The bellies OF two
decades gone are here with their daugh
tiers. The dancing beaux of that date
have the govt now. Many OF the old
hd6itues have yielded to the common
enemy Of mankind, from which even
sulphur water was powerless to save
them. New men, new women, new
children, have taken their places. Once
distinctively and extremely southern,
not to say rebellious, it is now almost
national, but with a strong southern
coloripg. Once kept apart by sectional
feeling, the currents flowed on, but
would not mix. Now find that they
mingle quite kindly. No plucky Rich
mond man would nowadays hesitate to
court a Yankee girl in these sacred
groves, which have echoed so many
maledictions upon that people. Here,
indeed, certain barrier of exclusive
ness passed, there is a community Of
good feeling. Fine clothes, conducting
to Interpretation rich food, APP
peasing the inner man the leisure for
the cultivation of the amenities Of life
these make the Whites people feel
kindly towards each other ; make
them quite content with themselves,
with this their summer home and the
world at large.
OUR QUEEN.
Miss May Handy reigns here the I'M
disputed queen of love and beauty.
Wherever she moves about the hotel or
lawn hundreds of eyes follow her, and
she was Just as much the object of adj
miration at Long Branch, from which
she but lately returned and withal she
must have very kindly heart and
gracious manner towards her own sex,
for they ell seem to be her friends and
proud Of her.
OUR MINISTER TO SPAIN.
DR.. Curry find looking remarkably
well. In few weeks he will come to
Richmond. About the 18th of Octo-
Der he will sail for Europe. Mrs. Cur
rvs dresses have been the admiration
Of the fair sex, particularly that one in
which she was presented at court. l
reach the limit of my descriptive pow
ers when say that it is elegantly flow
cred and very beautiful, and that she
looked charming in it.
DIR. Curry sustained his recordas one
of the most affable and approachable
of public men. He has met most of the
visitors here and has captivated themall.
What is natural with him many others
for years study in vain to acquire-how
to be gracious and agreeable, yet never
TO descend to demogogy. What is more,
he is thorough American Spain he
likes III most respects, DuJ ne tutnhS
more OF this land now than before ever
he went abroad.
At this point it occurs to nae to re-
joice that there are no counterfeit Eng
hsbmen here. / think L have seen
some dudes on the grounds; but | am
yet to set my eyes upon amy of those
silly Americans who, having been
abroad. come home with the dress and
drawl of Englishmen of a certain class,
and who treat their country with great
contempt.
DIR. Curry has gone off to Brookline,
Mass, on hurried business trip.
BUsTLEs AND BOUQUETS.
can't help noticing that since last
season the bustles of the ladies have
expanded powerfully. What was once
done by stout newspaper now re-
quires a framework of large proper
tons. Likewise the bouquets have
grown to enormous sizes. One beauti-